About
Coreus is a leading specialist talent acquisition consultancy founded in Brighton, UK. We help our clients to attract great talent and avoid bad hiring.
We specialise in talent acquisition optimisation and recruitment for individual and multiple roles. We also provide fully accredited career coaching for individuals in career transition.
Our clients are typically professional services SMEs that provide highly-specialised professional service and recruit in competitive candidate markets short of critical skills.
Our purpose
We build work environments where people feel they belong, thrive, and can be at their best.
Our approach delivers a first-class experience for job seekers and employers.
To remove stress from recruiting, taking pride in our professional and personable approach,
How we work
Our top priority is to deliver the right results for our clients. We work closely with them and their team to help them achieve their objectives, always keeping their wants, needs, characters, and values at the forefront of our business.
Our approach combines our expertise in talent acquisition with efficient processes, a personalised service, and transparent communication. Our values guide everything we do. central to our approach.
We believe that recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates all contribute to shaping the recruitment landscape. By adopting a holistic approach to hiring, we strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive.
93%
of our recruits who accept an offer start
100%
our completion on retained assignments
90%
our 2022 offer acceptance ratio
Our values
Positivity
We work with energy, enthusiasm and a positive mindset.
Uniqueness
We celebrate your individuality unique character and style and promote diversity and inclusivity
Openness
We build trust through open communication and open-mindedness
"Took time to understand me and ensured my skills, ambitions and passions were genuinely aligned to the role"
Amy Spillard, Head of Technology Partnerships
The team
Exceptional client experiences
David Dand
Founder
David founded Dand HR Associates in 2019 as a comprehensive all HR solution for SMEs requiring urgent outsourced HR services. In 2020, he founded Coreus, a specialist Talent Acquisition consultancy for ambitious professional SMEs seeking to overcome recruiting challenges and drive growth. He is CIPD Advanced HR Level 7, a licensed career coach certified in applying and interpreting Hogan Personality Assessments.
He lives in South Downs near Brighton in the UK with his wife and their three naughty children.
David's passions include music, travel, and sports, especially football.
Jess Carballo
Operations & Talent Acquisition
Jessica is a seasoned Director of Recruiting & Employee Development.
Jessica's approach brings positivity, adaptability, and innovative solutions. She excels in managing challenging and complex problems head-on.
Jessica is bilingual, bringing a beyond-borders perspective.
Lisa Dalgliesh
Talent Acquisition
Lisa leads our resourcing, offering a superior recruiting service and process improvement.
With a background working at organisations such as Goldman Sachs spanning law and procurement, Lisa's focus is exceptional client experience.
Stefan Pawlowski
Talent Acquisition & CV support
Stefan brings decades of talent acquisition experience to help organisations make better hiring decisions.
Stefan is also a qualified English language teacher, helping our clients with CV writing service as well as in international selection processes.
Lisa Thorne
D & I, International campaigns
Lisa is an adviser on our cross-cultural and international projects, having designed and delivered cultural alignment and ED& I training. She has won UK and international industry awards, including the European ‘Diversity Champion’ award and nominations in two categories at the National Outsourcing Awards.
Lisa's approach helped Barclays rise from twenty-second to third position in the Stonewall WEI list of top-performing global companies. 
James Hickey
Organisational Design & Talent Startegy
James, formerly the CEO of accounting and law networks Alliott Group and PKF International, advises our clients on People Strategy and Organisational Design leveraging his vast experience in the professional services sector.
ATTRACT GREAT TALENT.
AVOID BAD HIRING.
To progress:
Our simple ABC step process
A. Define
Get in touch with us and together we determine the opportunity and create a plan for success
B. Drive
We collaborate with you for success, but we do the heavy lifting and deliver on the plan. You can take a step back.
C. Delight
Our aftercare services ensure completeness, excellent customer experience and satisfaction.
About:
Our talent acquisition solutions for designed for organisations seeking to recruit skilled, hard-to-find candidates.
Clients include professional services providers such as financial & legal services, chartered accountants (from small independents to UK and Global Top10 firms), and technology firms.
If you want to recruit for individual and multiple roles, or optimise your talent acquisition process, get in touch with us today.
We believe talent acquisition...
Has a seat at the table at the core of the business.
Seeds growth, crucial for driving business growth.
Results in teams who work in chorus, with positivity and energy.
Stay in touch
Insight, recruiting wit & wisdom campaign, latest news, and more.
enquiries@coreus.co.uk
+441273470032